Yesterday, after I hit post, WordPress sent me a message: You've made 500 posts on The Life of a Conflicted Teacher. #what 500 posts. Now, I know that there are people out there who blog every day who are thinking, "Ha.... Continue Reading →
Today, we found out our pastor was being transfered to a town north of us. I'm not an especially religious person, and have connected with exactly three pastors in my life time: Pastor Jim, Pastor Arley, and now Pastor Mee.... Continue Reading →
I saw this posted yesterday as the thing to do, so while I'm a day late (pretty typical for me) it looked like a fun way to get myself thinking! So without further ado: I'm a basketball junkie. No mystery... Continue Reading →
Yesterday just sucked. Thanks to our Republican legislature's decision to take out much of what teachers can bargain for, our negotiation's team came to us an update that wasn't real upbeat, then we spent 45 minutes kicking that dead horse,... Continue Reading →
We spent part of our day on Friday at Arlington National Cemetery. I posted on my Facebook page about how I was humbled by the experience, because until you've seen the rows and rows of headstones, it's just a picture... Continue Reading →
I thought I could do it. I thought I could get a blog in during days of 17 hours in a bus, days beginning with a 5:35 wake up call and ending with a chaperone's meeting at 10:30. I thought... Continue Reading →
24 years ago: Church of England ordains 1st 33 women priests Ace of Base's "The Sign" was the #1 song on the Billboard Top 40 My wife and I were married on this day, 24 years ago. I've felt old... Continue Reading →
My daughter, the Iowa Brown Swiss Princess!
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